Apprenticeship of a slave girl to a weaver TM 29011Oxyrhynchosspätes II

Platonis also called Ophelia, daughter of Horeion, from the city of Oxyrhynchus, with her guardian, her full brother Platon, and Lucius son of Ision, his mother being Tisasis, from Aphrodeision in the Small Oasis, weaver, mutually agree with each other: Platonis also called Ophelia, that she has given over to Lucius the minor slave girl Thermouthion whom she owns, to learn the weaving trade, for a period of four years from the first day of the following month Tybi of the present year, on condition that she will feed and clothe the girl and will provide her to the teacher every day from sunrise to sunset, carrying out everything entrusted to her by him that belongs to the aforesaid trade, at a wage for the first year of 8 drachmas per month, for the second likewise 12 drachmas per month, for the third likewise 16 drachmas per month, and for the fourth year likewise 20 drachmas per month; and the girl shall have each year 18 days of holiday for festivals; and if she is idle or ill for any days, she shall remain with the teacher for an equal number of days after the term, the trade taxes and the payments of dues being the responsibility of the teacher. And he […] […]